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one. A Valenar blade in the hands of a non-elf is generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer
to prove they’re worthy to wield it.
Special. If you attack with a double-bladed scimitar as part of the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action immediately after to make a melee attack with it. This attack deals 1d4 slashing damage on a hit, instead of 2d4.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any
Temporary Hit Points daily at dawn until you die.
Talons. Every magic item you wear or carry disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession vanish instead.
Throne. You gain proficiency and Expertise in
Magic Items
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
This long, delicate wooden pipe features a bowl made from smooth river stone. When the pipe is lit, smoke exhaled from it does not dissipate, instead lingering around the bearer. After 10 minutes
, the smoke forms moving shapes that reenact the bearer’s most impressive and heroic achievements for 5 minutes. When this realistic performance is complete, the smoke dissipates. The pipe can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
success, Wersten drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. Wersten doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. Wersten makes three Banner Pike attacks and uses Terrifying
itself on a success.Wersten Kern is Lord Soth;Lord Soth's standard bearer and champion. As with many of Soth’s knights, she died alongside her liege during the Cataclysm and was cursed with undeath
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw, then draw them randomly. Any additional cards drawn have no effect
you against an untimely demise. The first time after drawing this card that you would drop to 0 hit points from taking damage, you instead drop to 1 hit point.
Dusk. This card supernaturally saps your
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Associated with a particular guild, a guild keyrune is a ceremonial, stylized key, about 1 foot long, made from carved stone. Not a literal key, the item is a badge of authority that gives its bearer
description — unless you’re directed to chapter 6 of this source instead.
The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and other members of your guild (unless those guild members are
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
you are proficient with appears in your hands. The DM chooses the armor. If you lack proficiency with any armor, your base AC instead now equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier while you aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
point instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The bearer makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10) necrotic damage.
Helge C. Balzer
Black Rose Bearer A black rose bearer is a rotting corpse animated by necromancers on Krynn to serve as a guardian. Its name derives from the preserved black rose the bearer carries inside a delicate
Deck of Many Things
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
, discard this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Pipe of Remembrance Wondrous item, common This long, delicate wooden pipe features a bowl made from smooth river stone. When the pipe is lit, smoke exhaled from it does not dissipate, instead
lingering around the bearer. After 10 minutes, the smoke forms moving shapes that reenact the bearer’s most impressive and heroic achievements for 5 minutes. When this realistic performance is complete, the
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or restraining them in the coils of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Lustrous fish scales replace leather or cloth on this item, and metal portions are instead crafted from seashells and worked coral as hard as any metal. 14–15 Elf. The item is half the normal weight
by the foes of a particular culture or kind of creature. If the culture or creatures are still around, they might recognize the item and single out the bearer as an enemy. 3 Heroic. A great hero once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
contact, such as the bartender at the appropriate tavern or a specific person you have connected with. Optionally, the DM can instead allow you to declare an NPC as a contact when you meet them
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Cimber’s drop of blood in a rune magic ritual to turn a giant diamond into a blod stone (see appendix B). Unfortunately for the jarl, the item can’t find Artus Cimber specifically; instead, it
of Winter is an elusive artifact, and neither it nor its bearer can be found in the course of this adventure. Characters who set out to find the ring for themselves will quickly hit one dead end after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
whose patron ancestor was a bitter rival of yours? Also consider why you are traveling with a group of player characters (who are presumably not also members of your war band) instead of serving with the
generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer to prove they’re worthy to wield it. A double-bladed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
Treasure. If any treasure is removed from the pit, a curse will fall upon its bearer 1 hour later. The victim must succeed on a DC 15 saving throw, or it has disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity ability
attacks the ball successfully sends it flying south up to 15 feet. To knock the ball into the southern goal, the ball must be within 15 feet of the goal, and a player must declare that the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Star, and all Dirlagraun has to remember Star by is its favorite toy—the small, mirrored ball that Viro grabbed. If one or more characters declare their intention to search for Star, Dirlagraun gives
, Dirlagraun advises against confronting the carnival owners directly. Instead, the displacer beast suggests that the characters sneak into the Staff Area behind the Big Top and spy on them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
costs 3 sp. Instead of paying money, a visitor can try to barter with the ticketer, Nikolas Midnight, a wrinkled goblin (see “Bartering for a Ticket” below). For more information on Nikolas Midnight
were purchased by Ellywick Tumblestrum, but Tumblestrum has asked Nikolas not to divulge this information. Instead, Nikolas claims that these tickets were paid for by “an anonymous benefactor.” After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
years old, but they mature and breed quickly. When their elders deem that their numbers are becoming unmanageable, the derro declare war on some other race and surge forth in a reckless horde, fighting
their own. Instead, they form small, isolated enclaves in non-derro settlements throughout the Underdark, where they are treated as vermin or slaves. Their own cutthroat politics prevent the derro from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
opponents than kill them. They use many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or
food taster for a royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite. YUAN-TI MALISON VARIANTS: TYPES 4 AND 5
A malison is a yuan-ti that has a blend of human and serpentine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
understand Common and Draconic, and it can communicate telepathically with its wielder. It promises its bearer the Dragon Queen’s favor if they replace one of their eyes with the gem. Clash of Fallen
. If the character is wearing the holy symbol of a good-aligned god, it glimmers and the character gains inspiration instead. This event happens only once. No event occurs if you roll it again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
its own realm.” Bond. “We serve Janya by defining the future instead of dwelling on the past.” Flaw. “Cross me and you’ll regret it more than you can imagine.” Caught in the Middle Both Zisatta and
Sides. The easiest route to gaining the information the characters need is to declare support for one High Court member’s philosophy. This earns the chosen person’s favor, but the other leaves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Cartophile’s hirelings join the expedition. Or, instead of front-loading hirelings at the start, these NPCs can be set up as independent explorers not connected to the Cartophile. You can stagger their
instead be found in the foothills, in the possession of outlaws seeking the monastery who use the vampire as their guide. If he joins the expedition from the start, the vampire might lead the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
connecting to area V32. V10: Trapped Black Rose Bearer Both doors to this room are locked. A character can take the key from Guerthel (see area V4), or as an action, a character can use thieves’ tools to
north wall of the room.
The black rose bearer (see appendix A) trapped here is raging at everything in sight. Akaazi (see area V34) locked the bearer in here to prevent it from wreaking havoc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters on their quest to retrieve the giant relics, opting instead to wait for them in Annam’s temple (area 6) and guard the portal. Before the characters leave, he cautions them that defiling the
-reliefs remain until one or more characters stand inside the mithral circle in the middle of area 11 and declare which giant lord they want to face. The majority vote wins. If the characters make no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you with just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
declare all-out war against each other, and it would take something extreme to have them abandon their relative peace and hurl their courts into violence and chaos. The Summer Court and the Gloaming Court
firelit parties) Shuns the constraints of civilization (instead wearing only unfinished natural materials and sleeping under the stars) Dabbles in mysterious magic and rituals (adventurers can run afoul of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend
dawn until you die. Talons Every magic item you wear or carry disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession vanish instead. Throne You gain proficiency and Expertise in your choice of History, Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you with just enough XP to keep your level. Gem. Twenty-five pieces of jewelry worth 2,000 gp each or fifty gems worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend
possession vanish instead. Throne You gain proficiency and Expertise in your choice of History, Insight, Intimidation, or Persuasion. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no
your hands. The DM chooses the armor. If you lack proficiency with any armor, your base AC instead now equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier while you aren’t wearing armor. Ship. You gain proficiency in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
speaks Common, with a Bite attack identical to the shrub’s Rake attack except it deals piercing damage instead of slashing damage). Sumai wants Yamzu to stop devouring his livestock, but he doesn’t want
declare their allegiance to the hags, saying, “What fine ladies they are. Their names should be Sweetness, Kindness, and Charity, for all the good they do!” (The badgers aren’t evil, just misguided
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
throws against being poisoned. He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He wields a battleaxe instead of a greataxe that deals 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage on a hit. Hew can’t wield the weapon with two
characters’ expedition as a guide, a warrior, or even as a lowly bearer or paddler. Salida is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 120 pounds. She is fit and completely looks the part of a seasoned explorer. Her garb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ranchers and instead raid the animal pens, making off with pigs, sheep, chicken coops, and cattle. The ranch owners have pooled their resources and posted “Adventurers Wanted!” signs that promise a
warhammers instead of rapiers) and four bodyguards (LG male and female shield dwarf guards armed with warhammers instead of spears), the king asks the characters to attack Ironslag, a fire giant